Stories from Thursday, April 26, 2012

Mountain Home's run of tough luck on the baseball diamond continued last week with a pair of one-run heartbreakers to Kuna. Kuna 5, Tigers 4 (nine innings) The Mountain Home Tigers and Kuna Kavemen went extra innings Friday before the Kavemen prevailed with a 5-4 win at Kuna...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers started the week off with a win at Nampa but dropped two home games against Caldwell and Skyview. Mountain Home 15, Nampa 8 The Mountain Home Lady Tigers scored six runs in the second inning and seven more in the third on their way to a 15-8 conference softball win over the Lady Bulldogs on April 17...

Gaining possession of the ball, members of the Mountain Home Mongrels rugby team work together to break the tackle as the Mountain Home squad team faced the 43rd State Crimson Lions during rugby action Saturday afternoon. Fielding a rookie team that included four players making their debut that weekend, the Mountain Home squad faced an uphill climb on defense as the visiting Boise team steamrolled their way to a 25-0 win...

A state law signed last week will make it illegal for drivers to write, send or receive electronic text messages behind the wheel. Scheduled to take effect July 1, the bill signed by Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter makes Idaho the 37th state to enact a texting-while-driving ban...

A lease agreement approved by the Mountain Home City Council earlier this month led to a new agreement between the city and Elmore Medical Center. Scheduled to take effect Tuesday, the medical center will lease the former Good Counsel Hall building to the city to support various community recreation outlets...

With 20 school days remaining until graduation, parents of Mountain Home High School's graduating class continued to raise money for an annual celebration for these students. "There is still plenty to do before graduation," said Shannon Reed, a spokesperson with this year's Senior Celebration committee. For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper's online edition...

Mountain Home Christian Ladies in Prayer invite the public to join them for the 61st Annual National Day of Prayer on May 5. Scheduled to start at noon on the steps of the Elmore County Courthouse, the nondenominational service will focus on the theme, "One Nation Under God."...

April 18 • 04:45 Break In, Glenns Ferry• 06:22 Hazard, W5N• 08:02 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30/SE Hamilton Rd• 09:20 Theft, Glenns Ferry• 10:59 Motorist Assist, I-84 WB MM135• 11:21 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 20 MM96• 11:29 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM98• 11:31 Vehicle Stop, I-84 WB MM103• 11:40 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM98• 12:12 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM96.5• 12:37 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM96• 12:40 Vehicle Stop, I-84 MM101• 12:48 K9, I-84 MM101• 12:49 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM99• 13:12 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM99• 13:16 Vehicle Stop, SW Hamilton/Hwy 51• 13:17 Assist, American Legion Blvd• 13:30 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM96• 13:40 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM106• 14:07 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM105• 14:22 K9, I-84 EB MM106• 14:37 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM89• 15:03 Traffic, I-84 EB MM74• 15:08 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM76• 16:15 Assist, N11E• 16:18 Harassment, Glenns Ferry• 16:41 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30• 16:47 Citizen Assist, MH• 16:55 Hazard, S Main/Yuba• 17:18 Assist, American Legion Blvd• 17:22 Motorist Assist, N2• 17:54 Juvenile Probation, MH• 18:28 Vehicle Stop, W5N/Jerome• 19:57 Vehicle Stop, MH• 20:16 Traffic, S10E• 20:42 Vehicle Stop, I-84 MM93• 21:13 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30/Hamilton• 22:12 Animal, Old GV Hwy• 23:40 Abandoned Vehicle, Hwy 30. ...